Battle of Jarama
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The Battle of Jarama was a major 1937 engagement of the Spanish Civil War near Madrid, in which Republican forces, including many International Brigades, fought to halt a Nationalist attempt to cut the capital off from Valencia.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Jarama canonical | 20 |
| Jarama | 2 |
| Batalla del Jarama | 1 |
| Battle of the Jarama | 1 |
| Jarama front | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T112339 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Jarama Context triple: [Spanish Civil War, notableBattle, Battle of Jarama]
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A.
Siege of Madrid
The Siege of Madrid was a prolonged and pivotal early campaign of the Spanish Civil War in which Republican forces successfully resisted Nationalist attempts to capture Spain’s capital.
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B.
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) was a brutal conflict between Republican and Nationalist forces in Spain that became a testing ground for foreign powers and a prelude to World War II.
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D.
Battle of Summa
The Battle of Summa was a major World War II engagement during the Winter War in which Finnish forces mounted a key defense against the Soviet Red Army along the Mannerheim Line in December 1939–February 1940.
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E.
Siege of Toulon
The Siege of Toulon was a pivotal 1793 military engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Republican forces recaptured the key Mediterranean port from Royalist and British control, launching Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to prominence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Jarama Target entity description: The Battle of Jarama was a major 1937 engagement of the Spanish Civil War near Madrid, in which Republican forces, including many International Brigades, fought to halt a Nationalist attempt to cut the capital off from Valencia.
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A.
Siege of Madrid
The Siege of Madrid was a prolonged and pivotal early campaign of the Spanish Civil War in which Republican forces successfully resisted Nationalist attempts to capture Spain’s capital.
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B.
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) was a brutal conflict between Republican and Nationalist forces in Spain that became a testing ground for foreign powers and a prelude to World War II.
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D.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Summa
The Battle of Summa was a major World War II engagement during the Winter War in which Finnish forces mounted a key defense against the Soviet Red Army along the Mannerheim Line in December 1939–February 1940.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Jarama
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla del Jarama
|
| belligerent |
Condor Legion
ⓘ
International Brigades ⓘ Corpo Truppe Volontarie ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie
Francoist Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist Spain
Second Spanish Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
|
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Enrique Líster
ⓘ
José Enrique Varela ⓘ José Miaja ⓘ Luis Orgaz Yoldi ⓘ Vicente Rojo Lluch ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | February 1937 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1937-02-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Guadalajara ⓘ |
| front | Central front of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
International Brigades
ⓘ
surface form:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion
British Battalion ⓘ Condor Legion ⓘ
surface form:
Condor Legion air units
Nationalist cavalry units ⓘ Regulares (Moroccan troops) ⓘ Republican armored units ⓘ Spanish Foreign Legion ⓘ International Brigades ⓘ
surface form:
XI International Brigade
International Brigades ⓘ
surface form:
XII International Brigade
International Brigades ⓘ
surface form:
XV International Brigade
|
| near |
Community of Madrid
ⓘ
surface form:
Arganda del Rey
Morata de Tajuña ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high casualty rates among foreign volunteers
ⓘ
intense infantry and artillery combat ⓘ large-scale participation of International Brigades ⓘ |
| objective |
to cut the Madrid–Valencia road
ⓘ
to encircle Madrid ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Republican Army of the Centre ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| place |
Jarama River
ⓘ
near Madrid ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Madrid ⓘ |
| result |
Republican strategic success in preventing encirclement of Madrid
ⓘ
indecisive ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Jarama River ⓘ |
| startDate | 1937-02-06 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | prevented Nationalists from severing Madrid’s road link to Valencia ⓘ |
| theater | Madrid front ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
aircraft
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artillery ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Jarama Description of subject: The Battle of Jarama was a major 1937 engagement of the Spanish Civil War near Madrid, in which Republican forces, including many International Brigades, fought to halt a Nationalist attempt to cut the capital off from Valencia.
Referenced by (25)
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